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Singing and comedy songs.
"Show a Little Love for Me," "Charlie Chaplin's Feet," "At the Yiddish Society Ball" and "To Home You Spik."
... she left the Yorkvillites while they were not only asking by clamoring for more.
When you "spik" of Lillian Watson you are "spiking" of one of the fanciest singers of Hebrew songs, for when it comes to putting over a Yiddish number, this little singing comedienne has something on any of the singles. With this girl it is a matter of dialect, and it is quite evident that she is wise enough to realize that this type of song is her forte, for she has two in her present repertoire. Four songs are used without a change of costume, but Miss Watson is clever enough to get over without the aid of an extensive wardrobe. The closing number is "To Hom You Spik," and Miss Watson makes a striking bit of character work of singing it. She is the personification of the character embodied in the lyrics, and the manner in which she puts it over lands her high in the batting average of character singing comediennes. It is only a question of time before Miss Watson will be heard of in the bigger houses.
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Variety, 38:10 (05/07/1915)